On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Brian Victor <homeusen...@brianhv.org>wrote:
> I'd like to get started with Android development by scratching my biggest > itch: the date and time pickers. > What's wrong with them? > I'd like to make them much more efficient. > How so? > * If I change those controls, will I be able to get the result onto > my Droid without rooting it or waiting for a patch to be accepted upstream > and pushed to my phone by my carrier? > You have the entire source for Android - take the part you want (the pickers) and throw them in your own project. > * Is such a patch likely to be accepted? > I have no idea - maybe someone else can answer this for you. > * Why are those controls implemented as dialog boxes rather than intents? > Because they're controls ... that users have to interact with ... how would you do that with intents? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
